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Let 0 < a < 1 be any real number. Then a is the lesser and 1 is the greater and a^2/1 = 1/(a+1) and a^3 + a^2 - 1 = 0. Solving this using PARI we have 0.7548776662466927600495088964... . The general cubic can also be solved in radicals.